Zion’s Camp and the Kirtland Safety Society

In 1835 The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and the Quorum of the Seventy of the Mormon Church were organized like unto the ancient church under the apostles of Jesus Christ. Most of the men who filled the callings in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had...

The Church in New York and Kirtland

The Church of Christ (or the Mormon Church) was formally organized with six members (the minimum required by the state of New York) on April 6, 1830, at the home of Peter Whitmer in Fayette, New York.  Immediately after the organization of the Church, missionary work...
The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon

The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon

Mormonism had not even officially begun, and Joseph Smith’s family was indigent.  In additional to the hard work they put in on their farm, they hired out for other work as best they could.  A man named Josiah Stowell hired members of the family to help him dig...
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